Bobcats, Dragons, Rebels Grapple Through Trojan War

The Gilmer Bobcat Youth Wrestling Club traversed to North Hall last Saturday for the 2016 Trojan War.

Gilmer left the tournament with 27 placers, including two that won their weight class outright.

Bobcat Lucas Lopez analyzes his next move during the Georgia Middle School Duals Tournament Jan. 9. Lopez took first place in the 14U, 110-pound weight class at the North Hall Trojan War last Saturday. (Photo by: Kevin Hensley)

“Overall, we wrestled well,” said coach Walt Monroe. “This is the toughest tournament we have been to. We faced some good competition, even in small brackets and round robin weight classes. Multiple times, every wrestler we had faced tough opponents. This is the reason we go to open tournaments. Ultimately, our students will face better competition that will make them better in the long run and prepare them for high school.”

Dragons, Rebels leave mark

The Dragons Junior Wrestling Club and Fannin Rebel Wrestling also left an impact on the tournament.

Dragon Landon Poole won both the 8U 60 and 64-pound weight classes. Rebel McCay Turner placed second in the 14U 100-pound weight class and third in the 14U 95, while Landon Galloway placed third in the 14U 85-90 weight class.